9. WHO IS ALTA ?
.
Michael Yaroshefsky ’12
8 Students Catherine Ettman ’13
Steven Rosen ’13
Shyam Modi ’14
John McNamara ’14
Rafael Grinberg ’12
Emily Levy ’13
Rebecca Scharfstein ’12
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10. WHO IS ALTA ?
.
Alison Boden
Dean of Religious Life
8 Students
Claire Fowler
Senior Associate Dean of the College
3 Administrators
Nic Voge
Associate Director, McGraw Center
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11. WHO IS ALTA ?
.
Robert Dondero (COS)
8 Students Joshua Katz (CLA)
Stanley Katz (WWS)
3 Administrators Nannerl Keohane (POL)
7 Faculty members Brian Kernighan (COS)
Noelle Molé (ANT)
Phil Trinh (MAT)
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12. WHO IS ALTA ?
.
8 Students
3 Administrators
7 Faculty members } Advisory Board
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37. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
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38. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
20,000
What matters when selecting classes?
16,000
Weight Points
12,000
8,000
4,000
0
Interest Load Professor Work Type Schedule Grade Class Time Friends
Higher is more important
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39. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
20,000
What matters when selecting classes?
16,000
Weight Points
12,000
8,000
4,000
0
Interest Load Professor Work Type Schedule Grade Class Time Friends
Higher is more important
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40. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
20,000
What matters when selecting classes?
16,000
Weight Points
12,000
8,000
4,000
0
Interest Load Professor Work Type Schedule Grade Class Time Friends
Higher is more important
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41. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
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42. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
Where do you get your information?
90%
72% Very Important
Somewhat Important
54%
36%
18%
0%
SCG Evaluations Faculty Advisers Parents RC Advisers Teammates
Friends
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43. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
Where do you get your information?
90%
72% Very Important
Somewhat Important
54%
36%
18%
0%
SCG Evaluations Faculty Advisers Parents RC Advisers Teammates
Friends
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44. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
Where do you get your information?
90%
72% Very Important
Somewhat Important
54%
36%
18%
0%
SCG Evaluations Faculty Advisers Parents RC Advisers Teammates
Friends
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45. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
Do the first two weeks of class provide enough information
to determine whether to take it?
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46. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
Do the first two weeks of class provide enough information
to determine whether to take it?
3 in 4 students don’t feel the first
5% two weeks are informative enough
22%
Enough Time
Want More Time
73% Unsure
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47. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
Researching Classes
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48. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
Researching Classes
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49. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
Researching Classes
More published information on classes
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50. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
Researching Classes
More published information on classes
Improve access to course evaluations
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51. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
What limited your ability to shop?
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52. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
What limited your ability to shop?
90%
68%
45%
23%
0%
Overlapping Times Workload Size Limits 6-Class SCORE Cap
Agree Strongly Agree
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53. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
Have you ever wanted to take a course and been unable to
because you were unaware of the application deadline?
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54. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
Have you ever wanted to take a course and been unable to
because you were unaware of the application deadline?
Inconsistent deadlines have limited
11% 4 out of every 10 students
40%
Yes
No
Unsure
49%
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55. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
Selecting Classes
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56. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
Selecting Classes
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57. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
Selecting Classes
Uniform deadline for application-based classes
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58. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
Selecting Classes
Uniform deadline for application-based classes
Common break time for seminars (2:50 p.m.)
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59. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
Beginning of Semester
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60. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
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61. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Amount of Reading Students Do
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62. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Amount of Reading Students Do
50%
38%
25%
13%
0%
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Typically Less than 4 Hours More than 4 Hours
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63. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Amount of Reading Students Do
50%
38%
25%
13%
0%
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Typically Less than 4 Hours More than 4 Hours
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64. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Amount of Reading Students Do
50%
38%
25%
13%
0%
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Typically Less than 4 Hours More than 4 Hours
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65. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Amount of Reading Students Do
50%
38%
25%
13%
0%
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Typically Less than 4 Hours More than 4 Hours
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66. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Impact of homework
during midterms
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67. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Impact of homework
during midterms
7%3%
90%
Extremely or Somewhat Positive Impact
Extremely or Somewhat Negative Impact
Unsure
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68. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Work and Study Habits
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69. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Work and Study Habits
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70. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Work and Study Habits
Limit work assigned during midterms
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71. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Work and Study Habits
Limit work assigned during midterms
Avoid testing on new material
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72. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Work and Study Habits
Limit work assigned during midterms
Avoid testing on new material
Guide students through reading
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73. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Best use of precept time by discipline
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74. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Best use of precept time by discipline
100%
Weight as Ratio to Top Preference
75%
50%
25%
0%
Current Material Review Assignments New Material
Higher is preferred
Social Science & Humanities Engineering & Natural Science
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75. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Variability in precepts of the
same course?
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76. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Variability in precepts of the
same course?
2%2%
96%
Yes often or sometimes No rarely or never Unsure
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77. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Variability in precepts of the
same course?
Has this concerned you?
2%2%
96%
Yes often or sometimes No rarely or never Unsure
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78. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Variability in precepts of the
same course?
Has this concerned you?
2%2%
18%
82%
96%
Yes No
Yes often or sometimes No rarely or never Unsure
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79. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Precepts
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80. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Precepts
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81. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Precepts
Departments focus on precept standardization
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82. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Precepts
Departments focus on precept standardization
Precepts focus on current material
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83. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Collaboration on
homework
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84. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Collaboration on
homework
10%
6%
84%
Strongly or somewhat positive impact
Strongly or somewhat negative impact
Neutral
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85. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Collaboration on Student-formed study
homework groups
10%
6%
84%
Strongly or somewhat positive impact
Strongly or somewhat negative impact
Neutral
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86. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Collaboration on Student-formed study
homework groups
6%
10%
7%
6%
84% 86%
Strongly or somewhat positive impact Very or somwhat positive impact
Strongly or somewhat negative impact Very or somewhat negative impact
Neutral Neutral
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87. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
What are the reasons you don’t form study groups?
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88. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
What are the reasons you don’t form study groups?
60%
45%
30%
15%
0%
No Friends in Class Material Not Conducive Work Imbalance Prohibited None of Above
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89. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Collaboration
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90. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Collaboration
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91. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Collaboration
Allow collaboration where possible
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92. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Collaboration
Allow collaboration where possible
Make collaboration policies explicit
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93. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Collaboration
Allow collaboration where possible
Make collaboration policies explicit
Study group pairing at McGraw
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94. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Preparedness for
Independent Work
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95. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Preparedness for
Independent Work
16%
24% 60%
Very or Somewhat Prepared
Extremely or Somewhat Unprepared
Neither Prepared nor Unprepared
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96. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Preparedness for Which skills did you
Independent Work want more help with?
16%
24% 60%
Very or Somewhat Prepared
Extremely or Somewhat Unprepared
Neither Prepared nor Unprepared
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97. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Preparedness for Which skills did you
Independent Work want more help with?
60%
16%
45%
24% 60% 30%
15%
0%
Very or Somewhat Prepared
Extremely or Somewhat Unprepared Research Selecting Adviser Writing Quantitative None of Above
Neither Prepared nor Unprepared
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98. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Independent Work
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99. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Independent Work
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100. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Independent Work
More research preparation by departments
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101. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Independent Work
More research preparation by departments
More help selecting advisers by departments
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102. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
How aware of McGraw’s
offerings are you?
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103. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
How aware of McGraw’s
offerings are you?
3%
15%
82%
Very or Somewhat Not
Unsure/No Opinion
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104. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
How aware of McGraw’s How has McGraw
offerings are you? impacted you?
3%
15%
82%
Very or Somewhat Not
Unsure/No Opinion
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105. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
How aware of McGraw’s How has McGraw
offerings are you? impacted you?
3%
15% 29%
52%
18%
82% 2%
Very or Somewhat Positive
Neutral
Very or Somewhat Not Negative or Very Negative
Unsure/No Opinion N/A: I have never used the McGraw Center
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106. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Resources
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107. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Resources
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108. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
Resources
Use our data to improve and add services
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109. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
During the Semester
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110. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
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111. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Give feedback after
midterm week
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112. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Give feedback after
midterm week
27%
3%
71%
Strongly or Somewhat Support Somewhat or Strongly Oppose Neither Support nor Oppose
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113. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Feedback During the Semester
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114. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Feedback During the Semester
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115. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Feedback During the Semester
Mid-term evaluations administered by USG
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116. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
What influences
course selection?
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117. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
What influences
course selection?
90%
Very Important
72% Somewhat Important
54%
36%
18%
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118. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Course Evaluations
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119. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Course Evaluations
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120. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Course Evaluations
Expand parameters of evaluation
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121. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Course Evaluations
Expand parameters of evaluation
Better understanding for students
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122. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Do you learn better in classes with
frequent quizzes or multiple exams?
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123. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Do you learn better in classes with
frequent quizzes or multiple exams?
11%
13% Much or Somewhat Better
Unsure / No Opinion
Much or Somewhat Worse
76%
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124. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Examinations
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125. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Examinations
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126. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Examinations
More assessments throughout semester
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127. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Examinations
More assessments throughout semester
Reschedule when multiple exams in 24 hours
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128. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Psychological impact of
grades
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129. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Psychological impact of
grades
1%
20%
80%
Strong or Some Very Little or No Unsure / No Opinion
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130. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Support and opposition of the grading policy
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131. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Support and opposition of the grading policy
3%
17%
24%
24%
32%
strongly support support oppose strongly oppose Unsure / No Opinion
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132. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Why do you elect pass/d/fail?
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133. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Why do you elect pass/d/fail?
6,000
Weight Points
4,500
3,000
1,500
0 Exploration
Protection
Load ReductionFocus
Higher is more important
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134. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Rescind p/d/f after
Why do you elect pass/d/fail? knowing grade?
6,000
Weight Points
4,500
3,000
1,500
0 Exploration
Protection
Load ReductionFocus
Higher is more important
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135. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Rescind p/d/f after
Why do you elect pass/d/fail? knowing grade?
6,000 7%
4%
Weight Points
4,500
3,000
1,500 89%
0 Exploration
Protection
Load ReductionFocus Strongly or Somewhat Support
Neither Support nor Oppose
Somewhat or Strongly Oppose
Higher is more important
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136. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Pass/D/Fail Policy
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137. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Pass/D/Fail Policy
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138. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Pass/D/Fail Policy
Rescind Pass/D/Fail after knowing final grade
ALTA 39
139. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
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140. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Professors cite policy as
reason for lower grade
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141. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Professors cite policy as
reason for lower grade
19%
46%
35%
Often or Sometimes Rarely or Never
Unsure / No Opinion
Among Upperclassmen
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142. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Grading Policy and Feedback
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143. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Grading Policy and Feedback
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144. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R E E
End of Semester
Grading Policy and Feedback
More direct feedback from faculty
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145. Let’s keep talking
We have more to say.
What do you have to say?
Please tell us:
yaro@princeton.edu
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